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Russia is offering agricultural land to Southeast Asian nations to grow crops and help secure reliable food supplies, part of wider efforts to foster trade and investment ties in new markets. “We suggested to companies in the region to enter... more »

Amidst the rapidly transforming land­scape of the nation spurred by the Eco­nomic Transformation Pro­gramme (ETP) and the Entry Point Projects (EPP) that have been identified as key movers, Sarawak is gradually starting to reap the benefits in various sectors. One... more »

A major benefit of hosting conventions include direct and indirect expenditure of foreign exchange to a wide range of community benefici­aries. As a consequence, there is also greater tax flow to the government.

The Malaysian govern­ment is calling on the private sector to speed up the roll out of new information and communication technol­ogy (ICT) services, a move that will support the state’s long-term strategy of promoting a knowledge-based economy.

SYDNEY: The number of Aus­tralians travelling overseas jumped 10 per cent in the past year, with official figures show­ing outbound trips booming as the local currency soared. Australian Bureau of Sta­tistics figures recorded Aus­tralians went on 7.44 million short-term overseas... more »

KUALA LUMPUR: The down­trend on Bursa Malaysia is like­ly to continue next week with the recent massive sell-off in regional markets on increasing concerns over a global economic slowdown, dealers said. This is also in view of recent poor economic... more »